The construction industry is a dangerous place to work. There can always be accidents which occur, however carefully a contractor plans and carries out the work. There can be accidents with scaffolding, accidents with tools used for working, accidents with vehicles on site, and so on.
One of the most dangerous areas is that sort of work which involves digging because there is always the possibility of there being underground services in the area. Some places are obvious, such as a residential area or an industrial estate. There are going to be all sorts of services running underground. However, you might be required to dig in a quiet lane out in the country where you might imagine that there is nothing whatsoever, yet there can still be services there.
This is why, when undertaking any sort of work which requires excavation, it is essential to prepare the work properly and also to undertake a thorough survey of the area in order to avoid a cable strike.
The first thing to do is to obtain plans from the utilities and local authority in the area of anything that they might be able to provide, but you cannot rely on these. They could be out of date, cables or pipes may have been moved, or for one of several other reasons they are wrong. You can only use these as a guide.
So, in order to ascertain what services are in the area that you need to dig, it is necessary to undertake a thorough survey to detect such services and determine exactly where they run and at what depth they are located. That can be easier said than done.
The two main tools that we use to locate underground services are the CAT (Cable Avoidance Tool) and the Genny (signal generator). These are mainly used in combination in order to locate and identify underground services. However, they do have certain limitations, and it is necessary for operatives to fully understand them so that mistakes are not made.
One fairly obvious error is that they may only be able to read to a certain depth, so you could have a situation where there was a negative reading when, in fact, there is an underground service there below the depth at which the equipment can read. The solution to this is to dig down about a foot very carefully and then take another reading which this time may show that there is a service there. These are the sorts of things that we teach operatives on our CAT and Genny training courses.
At Sygma Solutions we teach operatives both in the classroom and out on site so that they have a full understanding of the location of services in order to avoid a cable strike. In addition, we also now have online classes available for the classroom part of the training. The online courses are conducted in such a way that attendees can ask questions and get answers from their instructor in the same way that they would in a physical classroom.
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PAS128 Utility Mapping Training Modules mapped to CICES competencies
– 2 days
Module 1 – Pas 128 Level D &C training to include level 3 assessment – CICES GEUS01 A-D
– 3 Days
Module 2 – PAS128 Level B Training – can include Level 4 assessment – CICES GUES01 E-I
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2 Day Advanced EM Course (RD8100/8200 & VIVAX)
In depth course covering electromagnetic locators, theory and intensive practical on our real world training site.
Cost: £295 per person
Location: Sygma Solutions training centre, Wigan
30th – 31st May 2024
23rd – 24th July 2024
5th – 6th September 2024
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1 Day Mala GPR Module 1 – Theory & Practical
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1 Day Mala GPR Module 2 – Post processing
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2 Day GPR – All Manufacturers
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5 Day TSA & ICES Approved 5 Day Utility Mapping Course
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1 Day Public Genny & CAT Course – Can include ProQual Level 2 Qualification as an option
Cost: £175 plus VAT
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Level 3 Utility Mapping Qualification – All Online
Cost: £275 PLUS REG FEE
Location: Online
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Level 5 Diploma Utility Mapping Qualification – Online Workbooks – followed by assessment
Cost £1100 PLUS REG FEE
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Open level 5 assessment dates at Sygma Solutions, Wigan
Level 5 Diploma Utility Mapping Qualification – in 5 days
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Location: Sygma Solutions training centre, Wigan
Dates:
3rd – 7th June 2024
1st – 5th July 2024
Sygma PAS 128 Utility Surveyor Training Including Proqual Level 3 Utility Mapping and Surveying
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Location: Sygma Solutions training centre, Wigan
15th – 19th April 2024 Limited spaces available
20th – 24th May 2024
10th – 14th June 2024
8th – 12th July 2024
Level 3 Utility Mapping and Surveying Public Course
24th – 25th June 2024
1st – 2nd July 2024
24th – 25th September 2024
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GPS Course & Total Station Introduction
This is a 2 day dedicated GPS course with an introduction to Total Station
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